‘Arlo The Alligator Boy’ is coming to Netflix with not one but two new projects. Netflix has announced both, a 2D animated movie musical named ‘Arlo the Alligator Boy’ and a series ‘I ❤️️ Arlo’ from creator Ryan Crego (‘Home: Adventures with Tip & Oh’, ‘Puss in Boots’, ‘Shrek Forever After’).
As per Netflix’s official logline ‘Arlo The Alligator Boy’, “Upon learning that he is from New York City, a wide-eyed boy, who is half human and half alligator, decides to leave his sheltered life in the swamp and search for his long lost father.”
The whole project is specifically divided into two parts, the first part will comprise of the movie ‘Arlo the Alligator Boy’ which “will launch Arlo’s journey as he meets a group of misfits who quickly become his new family.”
The second part will launch as a series ‘I ❤️️ Arlo’ after his adventures land him in New York City. The series will feature the journey of Arlo and his newfound crew as they “set up shop in an abandoned seaside neighborhood and help bring it back to life.”
The animated movie musical will be followed by the 20-part series (each episode of 11 min duration), for both kids and families, launching globally on Netflix in 2021.
Both the movie and series will have voice-overs from singer and American Idol contestant Michael J. Woodard, Grammy-nominated musician Mary Lambert (Singer/songwriter, “Same Love”), Michael “Flea” Balzary of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Annie Potts (‘Toy Story’), Tony Hale (‘Veep’), Brett Gelman (‘Stranger Things’), Jonathan Van Ness (‘Queer Eye’), Haley Tju (‘Trinkets’), Jennifer Coolidge (‘2 Broke Girls’) and Vincent Rodriguez III (‘Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’).
Talking about ‘Arlo The Alligator Boy’, Ryan Crego says, “The story of Arlo and his friends has been with me for nearly a decade, and I am beyond thrilled to finally have a chance to share his musical journey with the world. Arlo is a character who is so full of hope and overflowing with positivity, even when the odds are stacked against him. That optimism and joy is reflected in every song of the movie and the series, and we can’t wait for audiences around the world to sing along with him.”
Ryan Crego will helm the Netflix project by serving as the executive producer and director of the movie and executive producer and showrunner of the series. Other than Crego, Blake Lemons (‘Home: Adventures with Tip & Oh’, ‘Sanjay and Craig’) will also be part of the whole ‘Arlo The Alligator Boy’ project by serving as the supervising producer on the movie and co-executive producer on the series.
Alex Geringas (‘Trolls’, ‘Home’) is the music composer for both the animated movie musical and the series. Crego and Geringas have together created the original songs for Netflix’s ‘Arlo The Alligator Boy’ and ‘I ❤️️ Arlo’, coming to Netflix globally in 2021.
Introducing ARLO THE ALLIGATOR BOY, a half human, half alligator boy, who decides to leave his sheltered life in the swamp to search for his long lost father. The animated movie musical will premiere in 2021, followed by a series for kids and families worldwide! pic.twitter.com/wNZlNT78yL
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